This infographic shows the hard truth for anyone in their late 30s or younger: Everything has been more difficult for you, and it’s just getting worse.
Which financial institution will be able to weather a 5% decline in GDP, 12% unemployment and a decimated stock market? And they didn't even mention a superstorm.
When you think about innovation, it's not as much about the invention of something new as it is about the distinction of something. And distinction is found in what you do, how you do it, the product you offer, the service you provide, and the experiences you create. So how will you distinguish your company?
Like China has done in the past, the U.S is sacrificing public health for rapid economic development. But we should really be emulating the way China does things today.
A new study says Facebook's apps ecosystem brought 180,000 jobs and boosted the U.S. economy by $12 billion. But this social media innovation may be surrounded by a slightly darker, and more costly, truth.
America is a brand that is exported daily through its protection of fundamental human rights, its currency dominance, and its Hollywood movies and pop culture appeal. But when its own system proves to be paralyzed by self-serving politics, the legitimacy of the brand is thrown into question both at home and overseas.